October 10, 1968
Featured: Segments of the second act of Hair, Michael Butler’s smash Broadway production of the American-Tribal Love-Rock Musical, presented with members of the show’s cast performing exactly as they did at the Biltmore Theater. Hair was the first integrated musical produced on Broadway.
Host: Alvin F. Poussaint

October 24, 1968
Guests: Barbara Ann Teer, Marion Williams, the Last Poets, Duke and Leonard
Co-hosts: Ellis Haizlip and Loretta Long
The director is Arnee Nocks, since Ivan Cury had just had a heart attack!

October 31, 1968
Guests:Gilbert Price, The Manhattans, Lilly Fields*, and a special debate on the 1968 Presidential Elections
Hosts: Loretta Long and Ellis Haizlip

November 7, 1968
Guests: Billy Taylor Trio, vocalist and composer Delsey McKay, vocal group C and the Shells, Henry Davis of the New York Giants

October 27, 1971
An “experience” from the island of Puerto Rico, taped on location. The program is co-produced by actress/dancer Carla Pinza and singer Carlos Cabiya.

Soul episode#46 (shot October 13, 1971–airdate unclear) (to be posted)
In a departure from the series’ usual format, this program is devoted entirely to a film titled “Epitaph,” the story of a Black youth whose life is ended by heroin. It was written by a 26-year-old Black filmmaker, Richard Mason, who died of an overdose two months after starting on the production. The work was completed by Samuel Holmes, a graduate of NET’s Television Training School for young people from minority groups.

November 3, 1971 (to be posted)
“The Roots of Black Protest”
Guests: This program traces the roots of Black protest in America through Frederick Douglass’ greatest orations performed by actor Arthur Burghardt, with performances by drummer Max Roach and his jazz ensemble with the J.C. White Singers.
Host: Ellis Haizlip

March 7, 1973 (the last episode) (to be posted)
Soul! staff: Ellis Haizlip, Alonzo Brown Jr., Anna Horsford, Sherri Santifer, Loretta Green and Leslie Demus read poetry – and letters from viewers throughout the country, and share clips of LaBelle (from the first episode of Soul!), and King Curtis (musical director of Soul!, who passed away during the show’s run).
Host: Ellis Haizlip

Current Status of Soul! Episodes:

We will be digitizing as many of these episodes as we can, posting them to this site. However, a number of the shows on this list currently have the status of “lost”. We’re hoping that tapes of some of them will surface as the result of this endeavor of putting the show online. If you have tapes of any of these episodes, let us know.

(The information within this section was gathered by archivist Winter Shanck from old 13/WNET/NET Program Guides, WNDT and WNET Annual Reports, and The New York Times TV Listings.)